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National museum of American History. It is wonderful to welcome you to our new floor that is looking at innovation and invention in america. To start with that, we have some modelsary pac10 and examples of early invention and technical invention. Even have apple one up here, which is quite extraordinary. He you will see as we walk you start to see all , these exhibitions that are focused on ways in which we have developed a new way of thinking. A new way here we have the value of money, which has the most extraordinary collection of gold and silver coins, paper. All of them are oriented in a way to help understand the role of money. We end up with the bitcoin. You can see over time, how we understand value, trade, exchange, as we go forward. Walk into part of the show where we have American Enterprise talking about the social and cultural history which is really your history, of , capitalism, business, the common good. Before we get to that, here is one of my most favorite objects, the
Tiffany and company. And in 1948 tucker automobile. We also hear from kathleen franz. Smithsoniane to the National Museum of American History. It is wonderful to welcome you to our new floor that is looking at innovation and invention in america. To start with that, we have extraordinary examples of early inventions and contemporary invasions. We even have apple 1, which is extraordinary. , the ways in which america has been so inventive and continues. Invention is one of the most important parts of our country. Lets walk through. As you come through, you start to see all these exhibitions that are focused on ways in which we have developed a new way of thinking, of being in time. Here we have the bayou of money, which we have an extraordinary collection of coins and paper, but all of them are oriented in a way to understand the role of money. We end up with the bitcoin pity you can see over time how we understand bitcoin. So you can see over time how we understand money, going forward
All weekend, every weekend on cspan3. To join the conversation, like us on facebook at cspan history. Artifactsek, american takes you to museums and unique places. Next, we tour the innovation wing of the National Museum of American History in washington dc. Museum director john gracias us some of his favorite objects, including an 1896 bicycle and gold,t gold, server silver, and jewels by the tiffany company. We also hear historical kathleend from curator franz. John welcome to the Smithsonian Museum of American History. We welcome you to our new floor which is looking at innovation and invention in america. To start, we have some extraordinary path and models and examples of early invention and technical invention. Up heree apple one which is extraordinary. Invention is one of the most important parts of our country. Lets walk through. As you come through, you start to see all these exhibitions that are focused on ways in which we have developed a new way of thinking. Here we have th
About becoming this inventor. And he keeps a notebook, actually, he keeps several notebooks and we have them at the museum. This is invention diary and sketch book where hes recording his ideas. Earl tupper, shirley, massachusetts. And then i think this is so fascinating, this first page starts with my purpose in life. And he really outlines sort of his goals for his career as an inventor. And then goes on and on. This diary is from the 1930s, as i said, and it really is hes inventing and trying to start a business inventing in probably the worst moment in American History, which is 1933, when 25 of americans are out of work. There are dozens of inventions in here. He tries all sorts of things, from personal Care Products like pocket combs to corsets, to my favorite, which is a rumble seat protector. So hes doing addons to cars, something that would keep you dry when youre sitting in your car. Thats one thing that he tries to patent it. He protects the idea, and he tried to market it.